Women's Basketball Tournament

WBB Recap: Evansville 76, UIC 71

Final Score
(10) Evansville 76, (7) UIC 71
 
Updated Records
(10) Evansville 8-24 (5-15 MVC)                (7) UIC 14-18 (9-11 MVC)
 
What’s Next
(10) Evansville: Friday, March 13 at 6:00 pm vs. (2) Belmont in the third quarterfinal game (Game 6) of the 2026 MVC Women’s Basketball Tournament
(7) UIC: Season is complete.
 
Turning Point
All nine Evansville players scored in the second half, with six different Aces scoring in the last five minutes as Evansville snapped a seven-game MVC Tournament winning streak with a 76-71 win over UIC in Opening Round play at Coralville, Iowa. Camryn Runner led the Aces with 16 points and the Aces converted 9-11 free throws down the stretch.
 
MVC Tournament Notes
(10) Evansville: Breaking a seven-game tournament losing streak and looking for its third tourney title, Evansville is now 18-22 all-time in the tournament. The Aces are 1-1 vs. UIC in MVC Tournament play. They are 2-7 as a No. 10 seed and 4-11 in Opening Round games. No. 10 seeds are 4-19 in the tournament with one championship.
(7) UIC: UIC is now 3-4 all-time in the tournament, the Flames are 1-1 against Evansville in MVC Tournament play. They are 2-3 as a No. 7 seed and 3-1 in Opening Round games.  No. 7 seeds are 28-32 in the tournament with one championship.
 
Team Notes
(10) Evansville:
  • Three ‘Em Up … Elle Snyder, Sydney Huber and Camryn Runner hit consecutive three-pointers for Evansville early in the third quarter as the Aces stretched their lead to 49-42 with 4:37 remaining in the third quarter. UE made seven of its first nine 3-pointers in the game.
  • Different Huber … Sydney Huber was a combined 3-18 (2-14 on three-pointers) shooting in UE’s two regular-season games vs. UIC, but hit 4-6, including 3-4 from the arc)
  • Georgia off the Bench … Georgia Ferguson gave UE a big bench boost with 10 points in her first 15 minutes on the court.
  • Aces Pull Away … UIC tied the game at 62-62 with 3:54 left, but the Aces finished with a 14-9 edge keyed by back-to-back layups by Breaunna Ward (her only baskets of the game) to finish the game.
(7) UIC
  • Strong Scoring … Amelia Strong scored UIC’s least eight points of the first quarter and had 11 of UIC’s 32 first-half points. Strong finished with 18 points.
  • Creeping Back … UIC trailed 55-49 in the final minute of the third quarter when a Samantha Serrano three-pointer started a 13-7 Flames spurt to tie the score at 62-62 with 3:54 remaining on the second of back-to-back driving layups by Julie Coleman.
  • Julia Doubles Up … With her ninth double-double of the season, Julia Coleman finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Coleman had seven of her points in the fourth quarter.